Monthly Archives: February 2009

Future of the Left

Posted on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

Future of the Left is an alternative rock band from Cardiff, Wales. It consists of singer/guitarist Andy “Falco” Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone, both previously of Cardiff band McLusky, alongside singer/bassist Kelson Mathias, formerly of the Ammanford-based group Jarcrew. The band previously featured Hywel Evans, who has since gone on to start one of Cardiff’s only notable math-rock bands, Truckers of Husk – he was also a former member of Jarcrew towards the end of Jarcrew’s tenure (Evans is also credited as a writer on Fingers Become Thumbs’ B-side, The Fibre Provider). The band formed in mid-2005 after both Mclusky and Jarcrew split up.

The band’s Web Site and their MySpace page

Future Of The Left – ‘adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood’


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Superchunk

Posted on February 5, 2009 | Leave a comment

Perhaps no band was more emblematic of the true spirit of American indie rock during the 1990s than Superchunk, the pride of Chapel Hill, NC. Following the D.I.Y. ethic to the letter, the group operated solely by their own rules, ignoring all passing trends by sticking to their trademark sound — typified by the buzzing guitars and high, impassioned vocals of frontman Mac McCaughan — and rejecting all major-label advances in favor of the unlimited freedom afforded by owning their own company, the highly successful Merge Records. Although Superchunk’s resistance to the overtures of the music industry may have deprived them of the wider audience their work clearly deserved, perhaps their greatest legacy remains their unwavering dedication to the indie tradition, a model which all up-and-coming bands should strive to emulate.

Superchunk was formed in the college town of Chapel Hill in 1989 by singer/guitarist McCaughan, bassist Laura Ballance, drummer Chuck Garrison, and guitarist Jack McCook. Initially dubbed merely Chunk…more

Suoerchunk’s MySpace Page

Superchunk – Precision Auto (live)


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